§1173.6. Violations; penalties
A. All state agencies and health professional licensing, certification, or registration
boards and commissions, which collect, maintain, or distribute health data, shall provide to
the department such data as are necessary for the department to carry out its responsibilities
as defined in this Subpart.
B. All healthcare providers licensed by the state, including but not limited to
hospitals, outpatient surgical facilities, and outpatient clinical facilities shall submit
information in the manner and form prescribed in rules and regulations promulgated by the
department pursuant to this Subpart.
C. Any person, firm, corporation, organization, or institution that violates any of the
provisions of this Subpart or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder regarding
patient confidentiality of information shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding one month, or both. Each day of the
violation shall constitute a separate offense.
D. Any person, firm, corporation, organization, or institution knowingly violating any
of the provisions of this Subpart or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere or
conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
E. Renewal of state licenses issued by the Louisiana Department of Health,
Department of Insurance, or health professional licensing, certification, or registration boards
and commissions shall be predicated in part on compliance with data reporting requirements
of this Subpart and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Prior to relicensing, the
secretary shall confirm compliance with data reporting requirements in writing to the
appropriate permitting or licensing authority. The permit, certification, or license of any
healthcare provider, health plan, or facility covered by this Subpart shall be suspended until
such time as the required data is submitted to the department.
Acts 2014, No. 790, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1300.116 by HCR 84 of 2015
R.S.; Acts 2018, No. 206, §4.